Scenes from the Life of Christ

Giovanni Baronzio was the leading painter of the Riminese school, a distinctive branch of Italian Gothic art that developed in the Adriatic coastal city of Rimini under the direct influence of Giotto's work at the nearby Scrovegni Chapel. This multi-scene panel from around 1340 presents episodes from Christ's life with the dramatic intensity and vivid color that characterized the Riminese masters. The school's geographic position between Florence and Venice gave it a unique artistic character.

Tempera on panel organized as multiple narrative compartments, each framed by painted architectural elements. Baronzio's palette favors warm reds and deep blues, with figures showing the emotional expressiveness and angular drapery folds distinctive of the Riminese school.